“For what it’s worth … it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things ( Read more... )

King Henry V:
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
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"No," said Darcy, "I have made no such pretension. I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little yielding- certainly too little for the convenience of the world. I cannot forget the follies and vices of other so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself. My ( Read more... )

"She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there, leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together."

--J.D. Salinger

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”

--Winston Churchill

ANTONIO
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
It wearies me; you say it wearies you.
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff ’tis made of, whereof it is born,
I am to learn.
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself.

--William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

"Don't wish me happiness --I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor --I will need them all."

--Anne Morrow Lindbergh

These are the words that have been associated with Steve Jobs:

innovator, visionary, revolutionary, passionate, larger than life, an icon, changed the music industry, influential thinker, creator and entrepreneur

He brought us Apple and Pixar. I am a much bigger fan of the latter but I am immensely grateful for both.

Please check out this entry that ( Read more... )

The 30 Day Blog Challenge
Day 29 - A person you love

This brings to mind the part in The Little Prince when he met the fox.

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"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing ( Read more... )

The 30 Day Blog Challenge
Day 17 - A photo of your family

Instead of a photo, here is an Irish blessing for families and my wish for you:

May love and laughter light your days
And warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
Wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
With joy that long endures.
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